I’ve been watching Seabiscuit on HBO. Let’s just say I’ve seen this movie a lot! The horse is born to be a thoroughbred, but along the way, is categorized as “less than”. Over time he is trained to lose races to give other, more promising horses some confidence from the win. He is eventually picked up by an unlikely owner, trainer, and jockey and given an opportunity to regain his lost magic. Once he is given the attention and training he deserves, he begins to win races and reclaim his thoroughbred status.

All this discussion of thoroughbred status made me think about the old myth that horses are sent to “the glue factory” when they become out of commission. At some point, a determination is made whether they have value or not, and this decision is made by an outsider. Once they reach “the glue factory”, it’s the end of the line.

You know, we are all thoroughbreds inside, right from the very beginning. Society has a way of making us feel like the “glue pony” from time to time. We get side tracked, wait listed, passed over, and any number of wrong directions sent our way. You may find yourself rethinking your own status. Are you a thoroughbred or a glue pony? Who determined your status? Are you living like a glue pony, when you should be living like a thoroughbred? Refuse to settle for anything less than the thoroughbred you are! ♥